The modern slave

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A stabbing pain shoots through my foot, and up into my leg. For a mere second the thought of stopping goes through my head. I can’t though. Too much is at stake. Splashing through the water, I glance behind. My clothes torn and damp with mud water. Ankles swollen and something stabbed in my foot. Stopping would mean giving up. I would be giving up on my life, freedom, a future. Not only would I die, but I would give up on my family, and they would never know what really happened to me. The only choice I have is to keep running. So I do.
The shadow behind me wasn’t mine. They were getting bigger, and there was more than one. My skin is tingling. I glance down and notice all my hair standing up. A cold, dry sweat plagued my body. I had to get out of here. My heart rate picked up. So did my pace. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw a large, black object. The shadow had gotten larger, I had to find a way out. My house was just a block out of reach. A crushing pain hit the side of my body. My ribs felt smashed and my body was air born. My body found the ground then everything went black into the night sky.
My body is lethargic and sore. Drugs were inserted into my vein to keep me from escaping. To fall under there spell of causing an addiction. The torture method they would use would be give you high doses and then putting you through withdraw. This way you’ll do whatever they want. They underestimated who they were dealing with. My name is Millie and I am a warrior.
I slowly blinked open my eyes, trying to clear my vision. My scream alarmed me. I began kicking and flailing. Where was I? What happened? Is this a nightmare? Question after question popped into my head. What was I going to do? I tried to pinch myself to wake up. No...

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...e. The amber alert paid off. The county line had been closed off. A police officer was there to greet me. He pulled out a coat. Wrapped it around my body.
One year later the court hearing was over. All the girls were found and released. I had to have surgery on my ankle. I had broken a bone completely due to running on a fractured ankle. All the girls had testified. It was a long battle and journey. Nineteen girls had been found dead. A memorial was held for them. For the rest of us each day was a challenge. We had a long battle to fight before we could establish trust back in the world. A little comfort settled over us, however. Fifteen guys had been arrested for human trafficking. All of us girls met twice a week in a meeting to help us heal. We may be scared and afraid of going out but we knew if we could escape human trafficking we could survive the healing.

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